Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pitman
2 senses of pitman
Sense 1
Pitman, Sir Isaac Pitman -- (English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897))
INSTANCE OF=> educator, pedagogue, pedagog -- (someone who educates young people)
Sense 2
coal miner, collier, pitman -- (someone who works in a coal mine)
=> miner, mineworker -- (laborer who works in a mine)